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- A day in the life of Abed Salama : [electronic resource] : Anatomy of a Jerusalem tragedy. by Thrall, Nathan.; Ganim, Peter.;
Narrator: Peter Ganim.Five-year-old Milad Salama is excited for a school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On the way, his bus collides with a semitrailer. His father, Abed, gets word of the crash and rushes to the site. The scene is chaos -- the children have been taken to different hospitals in Jerusalem and the West Bank; some are missing, others cannot be identified. Abed sets off on an odyssey to learn Milad's fate. It is every parent's worst nightmare, but for Abed it is compounded by the maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must navigate because he is Palestinian. He is on the wrong side of the separation wall, holds the wrong ID to pass the military checkpoints, and has the wrong papers to enter the city of Jerusalem. Abed's quest to find Milad is interwoven with the stories of a cast of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and histories unexpectedly converge.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; Politics.; Sociology.;
- © 2023., Macmillan Audio,
- On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=9596487 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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- Cobalt red [electronic resource] : How the blood of the Congo powers our lives. / by Kara, Siddharth.; Ganim, Peter.;
Narrator: Peter Ganim.This program includes an author's note read by the author. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt. To uncover the truth about brutal mining practices, Kara investigated militia-controlled mining areas, traced the supply chain of child-mined cobalt from toxic pit to consumer-facing tech giants, and gathered shocking testimonies of people who endure immense suffering and even die mining cobalt. Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. Roughly 75 percent of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in sub-human conditions. Billions of people in the world cannot conduct their daily lives without participating in a human rights and environmental catastrophe in the Congo. In this stark and crucial audiobook, Kara argues that we must all care about what is happening in the Congo—because we are all implicated. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; Politics.; Sociology.;
- © 2023., Macmillan Audio,
- On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=8916742 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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- Grain brain : [electronic resource] : The surprising truth about wheat, carbs, and sugar--your brain's silent killers / by Perlmutter, MD, David.d1954-; Ganim, Peter.;
Narrator: Peter Ganim.In Grain Brain, renowned neurologist David Perlmutter, MD, exposes a finding that’s been buried in the medical literature for far too long: carbs are destroying your brain. Even so-called healthy carbs like whole grains can cause dementia, ADHD, epilepsy, anxiety, chronic headaches, depression, decreased libido, and much more.Groundbreaking and timely, Grain Brain shows that the fate of your brain is not in your genes. It’s in the food you eat. The cornerstone of all degenerative conditions, including brain disorders, is inflammation, which can be triggered by carbs, especially containing gluten or high in sugar. Dr. Perlmutter explains what happens when the brain encounters common ingredients in your daily bread and fruit bowls, how statin drugs may be erasing your memory, why a diet high in “good fats” is ideal, and how to spur the growth of new brain cells at any age.Dr. Perlmutter’s revolutionary 4-week plan shows you how to keep your brain healthy, vibrant, and sharp while dramatically reducing your risk for debilitating neurological diseases as well as relieving more common, everyday conditions — without drugs. Easy-to-follow strategies, delicious recipes, and weekly goals help you to put the plan into action. With a blend of anecdotes, cutting-edge research, and accessible, practical advice, Grain Brain teaches you how to take control of your “smart genes,” regain wellness, and enjoy lifelong health and vitality. -- provided by publisher.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 262070 KB).- Subjects: Electronic books.; Brain; Carbohydrates; Energy metabolism.; Nonfiction.; Self Help.;
- © 2014., Hachette Book Group,
- On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=1716435 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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- The chaos machine : [electronic resource] : The inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world. by Fisher, Max.; Ganim, Peter.;
Narrator: Peter Ganim.We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies. But the truth is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells the gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks, in their pursuit of unfettered profits, preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. As Fisher demonstrates, the companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone. Traversing the planet, Fisher tracks the ubiquity of hate speech and its spillover into violence, ills that first festered in far-off locales to their dark culmination in America during the pandemic, the 2020 election, and the Capitol Insurrection. Through it all, the social-media giants refused to intervene in any meaningful way, claiming to champion free speech when in fact what they most prized were limitless profits. The result, as Fisher shows, is a cultural shift toward a world in which people are polarized not by beliefs based on facts, but by misinformation, outrage, and fear. His narrative is about more than the villains, however. Fisher also weaves together the stories of the heroic outsiders and Silicon Valley defectors who raised the alarm and revealed what was happening behind the closed doors of Big Tech. Both panoramic and intimate, The Chaos Machine is the definitive account of the meteoric rise and troubled legacy of the tech titans, as well as a rousing and hopeful call to arrest the havoc wreaked on our minds and our world before it's too late.Electronic reproduction.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Business.; Computer Technology.; Sociology.;
- On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=6663966 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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- Brain maker : the power of gut microbes to heal and protect your brain for life / by Perlmutter, David,1954-author.; Loberg, Kristin,author.; Ganim, Peter,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm); Blackstone Audio, Inc.,publisher.;
System requirements for accompanying PDF/CD-ROM: PC with Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader.Read by Peter Ganim.Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise--from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: astonishing new research sheds light on the influence of the human microbiome in every aspect of health, including your nervous system. In Brain Maker Dr. Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain, describing how the microbiome develops from birth and evolves based on the environment, how it can become "sick," and how nurturing gut health through a few easy strategies can alter your brain's destiny for the better. With simple dietary recommendations and a highly practical program of six steps to improving gut ecology, Brain Maker opens the door to unprecedented brain health potential.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Gastrointestinal system; Intestines; Human body; Brain;
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